Source Information

Ancestry.com. Chicago, Illinois and Iowa Biographical Dictionary [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
Original data: The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Iowa and the World's Columbian Exposition. Chicago and New York, USA: American Biographical Publishing, 1893.

About Chicago, Illinois and Iowa Biographical Dictionary

This database contains a portrait and biographical record of the prominent and representative citizens of Chicago, Illinois, and the state of Iowa. This database would be of great worth to any researcher with ancestors from these areas. Even though your ancestors may not be listed in this biographical record (since it only covers the most prominent citizens of the area), much can be learned by reading about the lives of others who lived during the time of your ancestors.